new ideas sound crazy at first but hey i cant go back to it now, my feet stick to the deck too much. i find it far easier on all fronts now, grip, feel, throwing tricks and catching them too. matte paint might have added benefit to it but if i and other like myself hadn't done half our "crazy" ideas, everything would be boring and generic like bmx and skating appears. we don't have that as a sport and ill be honest i'd like to keep the diversity.